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Dear Hope Nation: Missives from Hope for NH Recovery Director Keith Howard

read more…: Dear Hope Nation: Missives from Hope for NH Recovery Director Keith Howard

When Lucy and I found each other, she was about three or five — who can tell, really? — and still had a lot of puppy in her. For instance, she had some very strong ideas about where various animals belonged in the universe. When she saw a bird on the ground, a squirrel out of a tree or a woodchuck above the earth, Lucy would make damn sure they got back to their rightful habitats.

Mental Break: Seven classic films that will transport you

read more…: Mental Break: Seven classic films that will transport you

It is the ideal time to introduce yourself to classic films. During the Depression-era, as well as war times, musicals were made to uplift the human spirit. Hollywood surmised its role was to provide a much-needed respite from the grim realities of the world by offering moviegoers a few hours of light-hearted relief, transporting them to worlds of fantasy. While not all of the films on this list are musicals, they are certain to enchant and enrapture.

Open Letter to Governor from public health officials: NH needs increased testing, treatment, and tracking

read more…: Open Letter to Governor from public health officials: NH needs increased testing, treatment, and tracking

We can develop a logical strategy that protects lives and our healthcare workers, allows specific populations to return to work, and ensures NH citizens have the data they need to make responsible personal choices for their safety. We need much more COVID-19 testing now.

Please Governor Sununu, hear the NH residents at this time and close our parks immediately

read more…: Please Governor Sununu, hear the NH residents at this time and close our parks immediately

This is causing us more concern since people from other states who have higher numbers of COVID-19 are coming to our recreational area instead of following the request to stay in their homes!  These same people are entering into our grocery stores, restaurant pick up areas, and other essential spaces which is causing more of a possibility of the spread of COVID-19 to our community essential workers to not mention the actual community.

CTE students and graduates are ready to serve, equipped to succeed

read more…: CTE students and graduates are ready to serve, equipped to succeed

The unprecedented times we now find ourselves in have required everyone to adapt and step-up to new responsibilities. In education, our school leaders and teachers are leading and have received national recognition for how well and how quickly they pivoted their instructional model to remote instruction and support.

Remote Learning is a marathon, not a sprint

read more…: Remote Learning is a marathon, not a sprint

In anticipation of the first week of remote learning, I turned our monthly chalkboard calendar into a daily schedule. I anticipated some hurdles, and the need to tweak the schedule along the way. As a former teacher, I believed this would keep my 16-year-old son learning, my three-year-old daughter engaged, and leave time for my husband, pets, meals, and all of my work obligations.

Mayor Craig: ‘In these trying times, you are looking after your family and your health, while we are looking out for you’ 

read more…: Mayor Craig: ‘In these trying times, you are looking after your family and your health, while we are looking out for you’ 

Right now, our city is faced with a challenge beyond our control. But it will not last forever. I want you to know that I, along with the Aldermen and the School Board, and city and school district employees are working diligently to respond to this pandemic in real-time while continuing to plan for the future in an uncertain time.

COVID-19 & children without a safety net

read more…: COVID-19 & children without a safety net

While calls to the National Parent Helpline for families in crisis have spiked 30 percent in the past week, New Hampshire’s Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is starting to see a drop in calls reporting suspected abuse or neglect. Other states are seeing this too. I wish that were good news, but it is likely not.

New Horizons Shelter: ‘Our resources are stretched thin, but I believe in the collective heart of our citizens and our leaders’

read more…: New Horizons Shelter: ‘Our resources are stretched thin, but I believe in the collective heart of our citizens and our leaders’

Our immediate challenge is this: complying with CDC recommendations such as social distancing, isolation and quarantine is impossible for people experiencing homelessness. While some smaller shelters may have 1 or 2 spaces available for some sort of isolation, most shelters simply do not have the extra space availability to appropriately isolate those who may be highly vulnerable or symptomatic and awaiting test results.

Coronavirus made me the Delilah of local music radio, and I liked it

read more…: Coronavirus made me the Delilah of local music radio, and I liked it

Each caller was candid about how they’re managing life during the musical drought inspired by the Coronavirus. Some were more upbeat than others.  Some hid the despair better than others.  And some just didn’t give a fuck. Instead of taking a mental pounding from the fear and consternation, they just started writing new songs, they said, peeling through the unfinished numbers and piecing that shit together.  Hit the ground running with a new bag of tricks when life resumes, which, by all indications by our President, you’ll be back to work before the big spike hits.

This goes out to everyone, on behalf of my fellow retail workers

read more…: This goes out to everyone, on behalf of my fellow retail workers

I know we aren’t the doctors or nurses on the front lines, I would never be so egotistical. They are the heroes. No question. But those people are respected and their sacrifices are known. We are the little guys, the people who clock in and out each day and make $13 an hour. We are just “there,” opening boxes, cashiering, filling drive-up orders.  We are vulnerable and people need to realize this. 

COVID-19 is saving lives: Here’s how

read more…: COVID-19 is saving lives: Here’s how

Every day an estimated 11,500 people – people vulnerable with respiratory illnesses and preexisting conditions – die from outdoor air pollution. Yet life continues to go on while carbon emissions continue to be pumped into our atmosphere every single day, killing tens of thousands of people across the world.

It’s the working musicians that are living the true nightmare

read more…: It’s the working musicians that are living the true nightmare

A working musician, unlike other musicians with full-time jobs, are the ones who’ve thrown caution to the wind and listened to their muse, believed in it, followed it, believed in their own craft, in themselves, believed in you, the listeners, hoping that you would believe in them and help keep the dream alive.  And the bills paid.

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